The raw visual records of the commercial slaughter of newborn harp seal pups—known as “whitecoats”—shocked the global public and catalyzed the birth of global animal rights movements.
Hunters standing over the pups wielding heavy wooden clubs or specialized spiked iron hooks called hakapiks, staining the snow deep red.
Davies founded the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The organization’s very first campaign was built entirely around using these photographs to pressure the public and politicians to end the slaughter of seal pups.